agreed. thats when the authorities start stripping away gun rights, when hooligans start looting. me and my wife are watching from texas, and we send
all you guys in the middle of this lots of love and hoping for your safety through it all.

Yep, you described it just as I remember it! But I had many screams coming from inside, even from the grown men!

I was born and raised in New Orleans and lived in the gulf area many yrs.. Andrew and Mitch ( among the other less terrifying ones) survivor here.
Happened to NOT be there during Katrina.

The thing is.. this is worse for the NY area.. they arent prepared for this.. nor are the people
mentally prepared for it.

The 2 storms together like this.. its never been really seen before. No comparison to what we've went through in the
past in such a large population area.. much less the infrastructure and basic construction types. Going to be a lot worse AFTER the storm subsides Im
afraid.

I want to repost this link for anyone who may not know. Link
Ive been through many hurricanes and believe me when I say that the worst is after the storm passes. People start acting weird and they do things they
normally wouldn't because of the breakdown of their surroundings.

Originally posted by Digital_Reality
I want to repost this link for anyone who may not know. Link
Ive been through many hurricanes and believe me when I say that the worst is after the storm passes. People start acting weird and they do things they
normally wouldn't because of the breakdown of their surroundings.

Stay safe!

DItto.. thats what Ive been saying.. bad voodoo comes AFTER the storm subsides. These folks arent mentally prepared for it like those of us who grew
up knowing a hurricane from hell was around the corner every season. The place is going to look like a bomb went off. All that are left are those who
stayed to protecct their possessions and those who want their possessions. I got a nastygram for saying it, too!

Wait till the shipments cant get through and the stores arent restocked.

the Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, is urging residents in ground floor apartments to go knock on their upstairs neighbours' doors and ask to stay for
the night "because the Hudson river is flowing into both sides of the city

Wind's getting worse here. IT should actually reach here in an hour or so and then I don't even want to think about how bad it's going to get. The
lights have flickered a few more times but no power loss YET. I still can't get ahold of my best friend and I'm beginning to get really really
worried.

I Live Just about 70 miles below Buffalo Ny and 30 miles east of Lake Erie..In Chautauqua County NY. So far tonight it started to pick about 9:00pm
and has been getting progressively stronger out there. We have strong winds at 30-60 MPH and really really really steady Rain.. I've seen stronger
here ..BUT its getting worse as I said..

Ill try to take a photo or two but its really Dark and kinda crazy now..

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